Monday, December 6, 2010

sporty libertarian and former new mexico governor gary johnson tells the weekly standard that he smoked hella weed for pain relief for three years following a paragliding crash in 2005. he says he wanted to avoid the narcotic addiction that he experienced when he used conventional pain drugs in the past.

gary, you so crazy! don't you know that if you turn to weed, big pharma doesn't get paid? hey buddy, that's not my america! just kidding-- in my america, everyone gets paid.

unfortunately, gary johnson is not the republican new mexicans voted into office this year. instead, we chose agitated chihuahua dog susana martinez. in july, the new mexico independent (r.i.p.) reported that the governor-elect wants to repeal new mexico's medical marijuana law.

lyricist rennie sparks of albuquerque's haunted americana duo, the handsome family, has a new collection of thirteen creepy stories on kindle called evil. the sunday times of london says the collection "balances emotive sincerity and detached black comedy with thrilling precision." the philadelphia city paper says the book is "w.s. burroughs meets carson mccullers." check it out.